I loaded the dream game

Just like being attacked by a missile, the ground instantly collapsed and shattered with the sound of explosion. The houses, which were already badly damaged, were turned into fragments and debris by the impact of the explosion, and were then swallowed up by the blazing flames.

The already bright red space became even redder, and the ground beneath one's feet was scorching hot. It felt soft when one stepped on it, as if it had been melted.

"Huh...huh..."

The girl, who had used up all her strength, gasped and used her sword to support her body, barely maintaining her shape.

…Did it work?

The girl held on, thinking to herself.

However, before she had time to see her "results", extreme fatigue and weakness immediately hit her, causing her body to sway slightly and she fell forward weakly.

"Shana!"

Seeing that the girl's body was about to fall unprotected on the ground that was still emitting scorching heat, Alastair couldn't help but speak out in desperation and unconsciously called out the girl's name.

But unfortunately, he cannot appear in the real world and cannot interfere with what happens in the real world.

Fortunately, he was not the only one who noticed the girl's situation.

The next moment, a hand stretched out from the side and steadily caught the girl's body which was already halfway down.

"Woo..."

Feeling that her body was caught by someone, the girl slowly opened her eyes. Before she could say anything, she heard that familiar voice in her ear.

"Really... How many times have I told you not to use up all your strength at once? Look, it's like this again?"

...Isn't it all your fault?

The girl thought angrily in her heart.

In the nearly one month she had lived here, similar things had happened countless times. In order to improve herself faster, and also for some other reasons, she would basically exhaust all her strength before finishing each training session, and in the end she didn't even have the strength to stand.

Therefore, she has become more or less accustomed to situations like this, and she is no longer as aggressive towards Xia Zhi's touch as she was at the beginning.

But for some reason, after hearing the boy's complaints, she still felt inexplicably angry. She pursed her lips slightly, snorted, glanced away, and said stubbornly: "It's none of your business."

"Then I really don't care?" Xia Zhi thought about it and asked tentatively.

"you……"

The girl immediately turned around and glared at him, but still said nothing. She still said stubbornly: "I don't care!"

"But if I don't care, what if you become passive and lazy?"

"I wouldn't do anything like that!"

"Is that so..." Xia Zhi thought for a moment and continued, "What you mean is... I can earn your free labor for nothing?"

"No way..." The girl retorted subconsciously, but then she quickly reacted and widened her eyes slightly: "You actually treat me as free labor!?"

"You said that yourself, didn't you?"

"I don't!"

"You did. Alastair and I heard it."

"…Alastair!"

"..."

So, why are you two arguing and bringing trouble upon me?

Alastair sighed slightly and felt a little headache in his heart.

only……

Looking at the girl who had become a little childish and was angrily arguing with Xia Zhi, he felt a little relieved.

At least, this should be considered as the first time in a long time that the girl has met a friend who can allow her to open her heart and treat others with a normal attitude, right?

"Alastair!"

"..."

So, really don't ask me...just solve your problems between the two of you.

Chapter 286: Is there a law to protect underage Fire Mist Warriors?

The cause and effect inside and outside the seal are separated, which means that what happens inside the seal will not affect the outside world, and the flow of time in the outside world cannot be reflected in the seal.

Therefore, it was not until the summer solstice that the blockade was lifted that people discovered that the sky "outside" had become completely dark.

"Another whole day of training..." Xia Zhi sighed softly as he watched the setting sun in the distant sky.

Come to think of it, it was clearly with the idea of ​​letting Shana share some of the "tasks" with me that I proposed the deal to help her with training, but why does it feel like I'm getting busier and busier now?

Looking at the girl who was lying on his back and had fallen asleep due to exhaustion, Xia Zhi sighed slightly.

...She always talks about maintaining the balance of the world, the mission and responsibility of the Fire Mist Warrior, etc., but isn't she herself at the age where she needs to be protected?

"I say, Alastor... when you, the Red World Demon King, select your contractors, don't you have any restrictions?"

Walking on the deserted road home, Xia Zhi felt the faint breathing of the girl behind him, and her weight that was so light that it seemed imperceptible. After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked in a meaningful tone.

"Conditions?" The voice coming from the pendant on the girl's chest was a little confused, as if she didn't quite understand what the boy was referring to.

"For example, it is not allowed to recruit underage child laborers, and it is forbidden to introduce employment to minors under the age of sixteen..." Xia Zhi gave him examples.

"..."

Faced with the boy's question, Alastair fell silent.

It is true that most of the Red World Demon Kings have their own inner criteria when choosing their favorite contractors, but to this day no one has standardized this standard, let alone stipulated which people are temporarily not allowed to sign a contract.

After all, to put it bluntly, the Red World Demon Kings are also a group of "Apostles"...

He didn't say anything, so Xia Zhi didn't continue asking. After all, he was just asking casually, and he already knew the answer.

When he returned to the apartment with the girl on his back, the originally dim sky had turned completely dark.

He took out the key and opened the door of the apartment. As soon as he entered the house, he smelled a strong fragrance.

"Welcome back……"

In the restaurant, Yang Noi, who had just put a bowl of hot soup on the table, heard noise at the door and turned around, just in time to see Xia Zhi and the girl who was sleeping on his back.

"..."

Although she had seen this scene countless times, she still couldn't help but sigh slightly.

"Why did it become like this again?"

As she spoke, she walked forward and took the girl's body from Xia Zhi.

"This dress was just sewn this morning, right?"

Noticing the tear in the girl's clothes under her black coat, she couldn't help but frown slightly and complained softly.

"Bumps and bruises are inevitable during training," Xia Zhi explained nonchalantly.

In particular, their training content, in addition to basic combat exercises, also includes allowing girls to become familiar with and control the power in their bodies.

Although she signed a contract with "Heaven and Earth Fire" Alastor and became a fire mist warrior who is "the killer with flaming hair and burning eyes", the girl could not fully control her power because she had never received systematic training after signing the contract. She could only rely on the power of "Zhidenzhana" to guide the fire in her body.

Since it is an unfamiliar force, it is normal to accidentally hurt yourself when trying to control it.

At the same time, it was precisely for this reason that Xia Zhi did not choose to teach her the "Six Swords"... not because he was greedy for something, but because it was not suitable and necessary.

Because the "Six Swords" were originally created purely for Lilia, Xia Zhi did not consider any restrictions on "talents" when setting them up.

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This means that although there are only six sword moves in the "Six Swords", it takes extremely high talent to fully master them. Shana's talent is indeed very high, but unlike Lilia, her talent is not reflected in the "Kendo" aspect.

The "Six Swords" created for Lilia, which focuses on sword moves, is not suitable for her.

At the same time, Shana has actually found her own path, and there is no need to start from scratch on a path that she is not familiar with and may not necessarily lead to higher achievements.

In comparison, continuing along the path of the Fire Mist Warrior and trying to become familiar with and master the power that belongs to her is the more correct and important approach for her at the moment.

. . 0

...Of course, Xia Zhi himself had actually asked the girl what she thought, but she herself didn't seem to be very interested in this set of swordsmanship.

Or maybe she thought the summer solstice was overblown?

Xia Zhi shook his head and his eyes fell on the black-haired girl who was carefully wiping the dust and dirt off Shana's face.

Come to think of it, although there is a slight difference in hair color, both of them seem to have black hair.

If it looks like this, Yang No, who is taking good care of the girl, seems to make people feel like the hostess who is taking care of the child at home...

Of course, Xia Zhi also knew that this was just an illusion. Similar illusions were often seen in the girl Yukinoshita Haruno, which made people unable to figure out what kind of person she was.

Or is this also the side of "Yang Nai"?

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Noticing his gaze, Yang Noi turned around and looked at him in confusion and asked.

"nothing……"

Xia Zhi shook his head gently, thought for a moment, and then asked, "After dinner, do you have time to come to my room?"

"...Huh?"

Chapter 287 "This time I can really explain!"

The dim room was silent. The bright moonlight shone in from the window, onto the bed, casting a faint, hazy glow on the petite figure curled up beside the bed and sleeping.

"……Well."

The girl's long eyelashes trembled slightly, then she slowly opened her eyes, looked up and around, with a hint of confusion in her eyes.

"are you awake?"

A familiar voice came from the exquisite pendant placed on the bedside, drawing her attention back.

"Alastair... I am..."

"It's nothing, just a simple coma due to exhaustion..." Alastair explained.

“Coma from exhaustion…?” the girl murmured softly, looking at the quiet night outside the window, the confusion in her eyes deepened.

　"One One Zero" "Well... compared to the previous times, you slept for more than three hours longer today... I haven't seen you sleep so soundly in a long time."

…Is that so?

The girl fell back on her side, hugging the pillow, burying the lower half of her face in the soft pillow and holding it tightly with her hands.

Listening to Alastair's words, her mind couldn't help but recall the time when she leaned on the boy's warm and strong back, feeling the evening breeze blowing past her ears, the slight itch of hair brushing against her cheeks, and the slight ups and downs of the steps... All of this made her feel an inexplicable emotion in her heart at that time.

She couldn’t say what it was, she just felt… very at ease at that time.

Such inexplicable and unfamiliar emotions made the girl feel that she had become very abnormal.

"It's all because of that guy..."

The girl buried her face in the pillow and spoke in a muffled voice.

If he wasn't so annoying, I wouldn't have lost control of my emotions and used up all my strength. If he hadn't insisted on carrying me back despite my resistance, I wouldn't have felt that strange and annoying emotion...

Therefore, the reason why I became so abnormal at that time was all because of that guy!

The girl thought like this, and in her heart, all the "faults" of this were blamed on someone else.

"Anyway, you were still too reckless back then." Seeing that the girl had finally recovered some of her spirits, Alastor breathed a sigh of relief, and then scolded her mercilessly.

"Do you know how dangerous it is to ignite a flame at such a close distance, especially when you are currently unable to fully control your own flames?"

"Of course I know about that kind of thing..."

The girl threw the pillow aside and sat up from the bed. She put on her slippers and said, "But I also know that if it's just this level, it won't cause any harm to that guy..."

Halfway through her words, she suddenly seemed to realize something was wrong and her voice stopped abruptly.

...By the way, where is the original set of clothes I was wearing?